Comedian Jimmy Cricket, who became famous for wearing wellington boots on the wrong feet and was also known for his catchphrase ‘And there’s more!’ has died at the age of 80
Jimmy Cricket has died at the age of 80. The comedian, whose real name was James Mulgrew, had enjoyed a career in entertainment spanning more than 50 years but passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness.
The Northern Irish-born star was perhaps best known for his catchphrase ‘And there’s more!’, as well as wearing his wellington boots on the wrong feet as part of his act.
In a statement, his family said: “Our beloved Jimmy passed away this morning after a short illness. He spent his last few days surrounded by his family, love, laughter and songs.
“Jimmy brought so much laughter and happiness to countless audiences in his career over the years. Whether on stage, screen or radio, or if you met him in person as well. But that was nothing to the happiness he gave to his family. A devoted husband to May for fifty two years.
“A wonderful dad to his four children and very silly grandad indeed to his four grandchildren. He was our greatest champion and loved us all loudly. He also just loved people and he absolutely loved being a stand up comedian. What a life he lived.
“Forever our clown, he was cracking jokes to the wonderful NHS staff and to us all, right until the end. His courage, dignity and positivity through all he endured was inspirational. A force for joy, we are just all very sad that the world is a far less sillier place today. We were going to end by using his famous catchphrase and say, ‘There’s no More’.
“But Jimmy was a man of great faith and a Papal Knight of the Catholic Church. He believed that death is not the end and was looking forward to eternity, so really…And there’s more.
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